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He tells the BBC that scammers are behind many of these lock-outs and one of their preferred methods of fooling people is to masquerade as customer support agents.

Another is a 19-year-old who entered the country legally and had a permit to work but was reportedly grabbed by ICE agents during an operation that was targeting someone else.

Ron Gochez, a member of Unión del Barrio, said he was present at a recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid in which agents swarmed an apartment building in the 400 block of East 41st Street.

She told Salon that recently some have begun calling to report emergencies — before calling the police — because they’re scared that any contact with law enforcement might lead to ICE agents knocking on their door.

In total, 19 felines were found on the property and rescued by agents.